H.S. Civics Teacher Uses Popular TV Shows

A California High School teacher uses episodes of West Wing in his Government classroom.
Do not have to worry about R ratings.

Recommendation from H.S. Teachers who teach Economics

Watch Tommy Boy for mergers and acquisitions

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

Documentaries: Freakonomics and Who Killed the Electric Car?

Lone Star: A film with multiple perspectives

Social Studies Goes to the Movies

Presented at California Council of
Social Studies - March 2012

Book Review of Teaching History with Film

Highly Recommend:
Teaching History with Film: Strategies for Secondary Social Studies
Publisher: Routledge
Authors: Alan S. Marcus, Scott Alan Metzger, Richard J. Paxton, Jeremy D. Soddard

Book Review: My book review will appear in the Fall 2011 issue of History & Film Journal.
If you would like a copy, please request by email at greg.nielsen@charter.net

Resources for Cinema Instruction

Resources used by Middle School Teacher Nicolle Morrison for her class Cinema Critique.

If you would like her digital files email me at greg.nielsen@charter.net and I will send them to you.

California State Standards for Media Literacy

Check out the California State Standards for Media Literacy

Copy and Paste: http://www.frankwbaker.com/CalifStateStandards.pdf